The Sacred Gifts of Poetry ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dreaming of Stones In the world before waking I meet a winged one, feathered, untethered, who presses in my palm three precious stones, like St. Ita in her dream, but similarities end there, her with saintliness and certainty, me asking questions in the dark. All I know is I am not crafted from patience of […]
Feast of Epiphany – Follow the Star ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest monks, artists, and pilgrims, The Feast of Epiphany is celebrated today. It is one of my favorite scripture stories as it offers us a series of powerful invitations. The last few lines of the gospel text, offer us a template for an archetypal journey, that is, one we are all invited to make. We […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Susan Fish
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Susan Fish’s reflection “Stilling the Whirlwind.” “I begin to understand why the saints were rarely married women,” wrote Anne Morrow Lindbergh in her classic book, A Gift from the Sea. “I am […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: LeAnne Nesbitt
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for LeAnne Nesbitt’s reflection “A Circuitous Journey: Reflections on Two Years of Mandala Making.” A little over two years ago I was facilitating a SoulCollage® workshop at a women’s retreat and serving as […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Tara Shepersky
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Tara Shepersky’s reflection “Anxiety & Radical Hospitality.” I’m alone this weekend, on retreat above the Pacific. Sitting beneath a fuchsia hedge, the loudest sound is the vrzzzzz! of the bright-green hummingbirds, who’ve […]
Writing on the Wild Edges:
Participant Poem from Francine E. Walls
At the end of August, 17 creative souls gathered with us for our retreat on Inismor – Writing on the Wild Edges of the World. We had a wonderful group with participants from all over the U.S., Canada, Singapore, and Australia. I am delighted to share some of their poems over these next few weeks. […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Michele Chung
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Michele Chung’s reflection “Finding New Friends In My Journey.” Being a Monk in the World has been quite an exciting adventure. However, what I didn’t expect was that when I went on […]